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Don’t listen to them. It doesn’t matter what they say. Just don’t listen to them. Whenever you hear an interviewer ask Mikaela Shiffrin and Petra Vlhova about their rivalry, just don’t get suckered in. Because what will come is a masterclass in situation defusing. Both women will smile and play down the rivalry. They’ll talk about how it’s not fierce, there’s no animosity and they’re just trying to be the best they can be. Oh, and you can be sure they will mention the likes of Sofia Goggia, Lara Gut-Behrami and Federica Brignone as worthy competitors. Heck, Vlhova even did…

Dust off your cowboy boots! The 2022 CMA Awards are around the corner — and the ceremony is set to honor the best and brightest names in country music. Nominations were announced in September, one month after it was revealed that Luke Bryan was returning to host the awards show for the second year in a row. While the Georgia native is no stranger to the CMAs stage, his cohost is known for his work in a totally different arena. “Being a part of such a historical night that honors my peers and Country Music is such a privilege,” the…

 Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Legal newsTurkish authorities have seized $40 million in cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into an illegal gambling ring, the Daily Sabah reported. The Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor and the Smuggling and Organized Crime Investigation Bureau said the suspects mediated the funds produced by the illegal gambling operation, which were then transferred to the group’s crypto addresses.US-based fintech firm Ripple General Counsel Stuart Alderoty confirmed on Twitter that the company has finally received documents it’s been after…

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Osteoporosis, or loss of bone mass and density, afflicts many people, especially people over 50, leading to an increased risk of breaks and fractures.A new randomized controlled study finds that eating 5-6 prunes a day can preserve bone mass and density, arresting the development of osteoporosis.The same researchers, in a second study, found that a loss of bone health is associated with inflammatory processes in the body, and prunes are known to be anti-inflammatory.Osteoporosis is a condition in which a person’s bones lose density and mass, making bones more likely to break. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, some 10…

Are political betting markets really moving UK government debt prices? Maybe! Should they be? Absolutely not!What happened was a tweet:? ??? ???? developing this lunchtime…Boris Johnson is now the odds-on ????????? to become the next Prime Minster. pic.twitter.com/nCEZAdK9Kq— Betfair Exchange (@BetfairExchange) October 21, 2022 Which was followed by lots of tweets along these lines:NEWUK gilt yields have jumped sharply in the past hour or so following news that Boris Johnson is now favourite, in betting markets, to be the next PM.NB all bonds moving a lot today but UK more than mostChart is the two year gilt yield pic.twitter.com/I48CwbXFWQ— Ed…

When we’re happy, the corners of our mouths move out and up, our cheeks lift, and the skin around our eyes crinkles. And researchers now say that process can be reversed: force the muscles of the face into a smile and it can make you feel a little happier, according to a report published in Nature Human Behavior.The idea that facial expressions might influence our emotional experience, a concept known as the facial feedback hypothesis, has been long debated by psychologists. The new study, an international collaboration of social scientists, appears to prove that even when people are just posing…

The best day in Web 3?  One lucky NFT investor purchased a MetaGoblin NFT during a presale held by a newer blockchain gaming company recently noted to be rising in the spotlight. The NFT buyer blindly minted the most exclusive MetaGoblin amongst the entire NFT collection, triggering an instantly claimable reward of $50,000.00 in Bitcoin. The MetaGoblin NFT presale closed roughly 2 weeks ago after reaching its hard cap of 1,000 NFTs. The company took to social media to announce the mint of the $50,000.00 winning NFT on Twitter that displays a One-of-One Legendary King MetaGoblin. The public mint occurred this past Saturday, October 15th,…

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks at a news briefing at the Pentagon on July 20, 2022 in Arlington, Virginia.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart Friday morning, the second known call since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February.Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Austin spoke with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu by phone. The Kremlin also confirmed the call in a separate readout.Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said he spoke with Austin in a separate call. Reznikov said the two discussed additional air defense systems…